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June 2022

June 20, 2022

Athanasius and the Need for Creeds

Do Christians need creeds? Recently, an article from a fellow Patheos blogger stated creeds are...

June 17, 2022

The Catholic Church Can Simultaneously Walk and Chew Gum

Here is a news flash: the Catholic Church can simultaneously walk and chew gum. The...

June 13, 2022

Jesus’ Silence is Not Acceptance or Allowance

Silence is not acceptance. Silence is violence is a common phrase used by those on...

June 10, 2022

Answers for Atheists Part 2: Objective Truth and No Evidence for God

In my last article, I (and Matthew Graham) responded to atheist's claims of greater rationality...

June 09, 2022

Answers for Atheists Part 1: Reason and Consistency

In my last article, I listed out what I thought were appealing aspects of atheism...

June 04, 2022

Truth Vs. “the Truth of Lived Reality”

Is there such of thing as truth in regards to human sexuality? Recently, I commented...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

The Appeal of Atheism

What is the appeal of atheism? As a Catholic Christian, I understand the appeal of...

May 23, 2022

Are Atheists Closer To Heaven Than Christians Who Could Not Care Less?

Are atheists closer to heaven than Christians who could not care less? Let me clarify...

May 15, 2022

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Leads the Way on the Catholic Church and Gender Theory

The archdiocese of Milwaukee leads the way for the rest of American Catholic Churches regarding...

May 11, 2022

Baby Formula, Abortion, Mid-Term Election 2022 and Beyond

What is worse: a national shortage on baby formula or limited abortion rights? How you...

May 07, 2022

Anti-Catholicism, SCOTUS, and Abortion

Anti-Catholicism is not new to the United States. America has a long history of anti-Catholic...

April 2022

April 30, 2022

Affirming Identity: Disagreement or Personal Attack?

Is my Catholic identity invalidated by non-Catholics who cannot accept that which I hold to...

April 24, 2022

The Apostle Peter Deconstructed: Re-Crucify Peter to Discredit the Pope

Did you know that, according to Church tradition, the apostle Peter (the apostle Roman Catholic...

April 23, 2022

Jesus “Banned” from Twitter

Would Jesus' comments on gender and sex get Him banned from Twitter for “hate speech?”...

April 14, 2022

Why I am Catholic: My Long Journey to Rome

Why am I Catholic? Today marks the twenty-first anniversary of my admittance into full communion...

April 11, 2022

What Happens When the Existential Vacuum Stares Back at You?

What happens when the existential vacuum stares back at you? This may seem like an...

March 2022

March 25, 2022

It’s Not What You Define, but Who Defines It: The Truth Behind Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Refusal to Define the Word “Woman”

It’s not what you define, but who defines it… Recently, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee,...

March 23, 2022

Election 2020: The Victory Ensured by Big Tech and Big Media’s Manipulation of the American People

Was the 2020 election fair? Were both candidates given the same opportunity to win? No....

March 20, 2022

The Lord of the Rings: the Universal Appeal of a Catholic Work

Is there a greater work of fiction than The Lord of the Rings? Its epic...

March 11, 2022

The Innocent Who Suffer: Where is God in the Pain?

Why would a all-power good God allow the innocent to suffer? All suffering is the...

March 08, 2022

Woman: In Need of Definition on International Women’s Day

Today is International Women's Day. This day begs the question, what is a woman? The...

March 06, 2022

Let’s Do It! TLR’s Response To: Don’t Let Bad Christian Theology Off The Hook

Let’s do it! In his most recent article on Patheos, Matthew Ditsefino admonished his readers...

March 05, 2022

Let’s Do it! TLR’s Response To: Straight talk about abortion and a woman’s right to choose

Let’s do it! Let’s talk straight about abortion and a woman’s right to choose (to...

March 02, 2022

Ash Wednesday: Marked for Christ and Catholics Who Support Abortion

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Catholics all over the world receive the mark...

February 2022

February 27, 2022

Tolkien’s True Myth and C.S. Lewis

Did you know JRR Tolkien was critically instrumental in the conversion to C.S. Lewis to...

February 23, 2022

Grave Sin After Baptism: the Early Church vs. Martin Luther

What of grave sin after baptism? Those baptized had an expectation to live holy lives...

February 23, 2022

Baptism: Sin and Forgiveness in the Early Church

In my previous article, the concept of faith alone as forensic justification (FAFJ) was shown...

February 18, 2022

By Martin Luther the Church Falls

Did the Church fall in its infancy? According to German Reformer Martin Luther, it did....

February 16, 2022

Nobody Cares, and That’s a Good Thing

Do you worry about what others think about you? Are you crippled with fear that...

February 11, 2022

Sola Scriptura’s Refutation in the 5th Century

Did you know that the sixteenth century Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura was actually refuted...